Rider University Career Guide

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MUSIC EDUCATION RESUME
LILLY JONES
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (609) 555-1234 123 Walnut Street
Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University, Princeton, NJ
Bachelor of Music in Music Education December 2016
GPA: 3.8 Dean’s List
CERTIFICATION NJ State K-12 Music Teacher Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing
Hopewell Valley Regional High School, Hopewell, NJ
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
2015-Present Music Teacher, Grades 9-12
• Conduct three mixed choirs and prepare for two school concerts
• Develop choral warm-ups and lesson plans designed to address choral and
vocal issues in the repertoire, while encouraging good vocal technique and
strong choral habits
• Assist with individual instruction and prepare students for college auditions
• Teach two sections of basic Music Theory
Fall 2014 Millstone River School, West Windsor, NJ
Music Student Teacher, Grades K-5
• Taught music to 20 children in a supervised experience
• Introduced new strategies to develop creativity and musical literacy skills
• Created lessons designed to engage children in active listening
• Correlated lesson content to meet National Standards for Music Education
• Utilized differentiated instruction to meet individual student learning styles
Westminster College of the Arts, Lawrenceville and Princeton, New Jersey
PERFORMANCE
EXPERIENCE
2015 Musical Theater Ensemble: ‘A Light in the Piazza’ and ‘Striking 12’
Westminster Symphonic Choir
Westminster Kantorei
Westminster Handbell Choir
2013-2015
2012-2015
2012-2015
2012-2013 Rider University Choir
MEMBERSHIPS American Choral Directors Association 2015-Present
National Association of Teachers of Singing 2015-Present
National Association for Music Education 2015-Present
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT “SmartBoard and Music Education,” Rider University 2015
“The Business of Singing,” Westminster College of the Arts 2014
National Association of Music Education Conference 2013
SKILLS Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Excel, SmartBoard, Garage Band
and Wikispaces
Language: Fluent in French
SAMPLE
EDUCATION